There's research, and then there's RESEARCH. Doing it well means developing the skills it takes to find the best information for your need and do it efficiently.
Academic research demands high quality information. It must be accurate, current, and reliable. Looking for a bit of trivia to satisfy your personal curiosity or a casual need for information does not require such care. If you want to find the best information in the least amount of time and accomplish your research in an organized, effective way, try the following tutorials and reference materials.
Academic research demands high quality information. It must be accurate, current, and reliable. Looking for a bit of trivia to satisfy your personal curiosity or a casual need for information does not require such care. If you want to find the best information in the least amount of time and accomplish your research in an organized, effective way, try the following tutorials and reference materials.
21st Century Information Fluency
Research Models
Big6 Research Models
FINDS Research Model
Tutorials
All the Information in the Known Universe
- an animated and sound-enhanced research process tutorial from the Kentucky Virtual LibraryRoute 21
Navigating the Research Highway
Noodle Tools Modules
Research Skill-building Help
Boolify
- online activity to help you understand Boolean SearchingBuilding Blocks of Information Literacy
Conducting Research
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Paraphrasing: Say it in Your Own Words
Notetaking